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So if I was to return the Orbi
Wanting to try an alternate to the Orbi to see if I can get any better performance out of a stand alone wifi router before returning the Orbi to Costco. What is the best consumer grade router that I...
Superpop wrote:I guess I was not clear, is there a router out there that will cover a 4000SF stick built house without repeaters or AP's
if you are asking if the is any single big honking wireless router that will cover 4000sf home the answer is not with any great success or stability or throughput / speed
its simple physics , the max any wireless is allowed to transmit is set by the regulations of the country you live in and can not be exceeded , so all these big honking routers with even bigger numbers on then wont give you any greater increase in coverage because of the limitations of the regulations
this is why if you have such a big space you need multiple transmissions to cover the whole house with stable and fast wifi speeds
the general consensus is if you have ethernet installed use wireless access points as this provides by far the best coverage and stability and throughput speed
anything other than ethernet connected wireless access points is a compromise , this includes orbi and other mesh systems
2.4 gig may give you better coverage than 5 gig but with much slower speeds , 2.4 gig may also be effected by other user in your area
SO if I go the AP route can I add AP's to a wireless router to suplement coverage and still have seamless roaming?
Superpop wrote:SO if I go the AP route can I add AP's to a wireless router to suplement coverage and still have seamless roaming?
Your question doesn't really make sense in the context of an AP setup.
If you use APs, you simply connect 2 or 3 APs to your wired Ethernet drops. Maybe put one AP on each end of house upstairs, and one in the midde on the ground floor. All the APs connect back to your router via the Ethernet drops. No wireless router is needed and the APs don't do routing.
If you need to suppplement coverage, you add another AP. You can use as many as needed, but it's not likley you'd need more than 3. The concept is simlar to Orbi, but the backhaul is wired, and you have complete control over the channels used, the power levels, and the placement of the APs.
Just set each neighboring AP on nonoverlapping channels, reduce power (if necessary) so they don't overlap too much, and use a single SSID/security/password, and roaming will be seamless.